Pine Street Arena closed for skating after Zamboni batteries won’t charge | St. Lawrence County

POTSDAM — Village officials are scrambling to get a year-old Zamboni repaired that is a backup ice surfacer for the upcoming FISU World University Games hockey tournament.The games will see 500 hockey players from around the world competing in men’s and women’s round robin brackets at Maxcy Hall and Cheel Arena in Potsdam. Other games will be played at the Roos House in Canton.The village received the Zamboni early last year. They paid $160,000 for it. Village Administrator Gregory R. Thompson on Thursday afternoon said about one-quarter of its 16 cells aren’t charging.“According to the diagnostic program that is used … it’s showing at least three, possibly four cells are not charging. Without those cells at full charge, it will not start…

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